What does brendan smith do if not fill that role

Especially in a game against unskilled bottom feeder like the Blues, who you know will try to take shots at Hughes.

Wouldn't mind seeing binnington get a little either considering the **** hayes just pulled with schmid

1-800-rentagoon

You know where I can find the devils broadcast? this blue's one is brutal. Listening to them talk I was shocked to find out the blues had just 0.11 5v5 xGoals.

Luke Hughes in 7.5 minutes without Brendan Smith on the ice: 1.1xGoals for, 0.05 xGoals against
Luke hughes in 8 minutes with brendan smith on the ice: 0.05 xGoals for, 0.161 against

FREE HIM

MSG

Notes:

Injuries are very much unideal
-Schmid played well
-Sometimes you get goalied.
-Bastian and Tierney aren't good, but we knew that
-I HATE BRENDAN SMITH
-Honestly was pretty impressed with everyone else, especially Luke and Holtz

Mercer showed some attack…feel like he is due a breakout game.

This type of game was why Lazar is in lineup.

Bastian’s backward pass…yikes.

Smith cannot pass at all…it’s bad

With Smith on bench at 5v5

3.06 xGoals for NJD. 1.03 for St Louis

With Smith on ice:

0.21 xGoals for NJD. 0.75 for St Louis

Cal Foote time.

Actually…F it…Topias Vilen time.

I'd legitimately rather stick Mason Geertson out there at this point

He is in Vegas

He lives in my heart

Remember Jack Hughes? That was fun.

And what does “avoiding worst case scenario” mean? I was guessing broken collarbone from the way he hit the boards. But I suppose a re-injury if the shoulder could have been a 6-month absence.

Another horrific brendan smith game. Shocking

I counted 3-4 errant passes exiting the zone. Got stuck behind net on one goal, was laying on ice defending on Vanecek’s diving save. Brutal.

I CANT DO THIS ANYMORE. This is ruining my luke hughes viewing experience

If brendan smith doesn't send one of Makar/Mackinnon/Toews/Rantenen THROUGH the boards, I don't know why he's on this ****ing team

I am actively praying on colorados downfall for the rest of time

Nah…he’ll just keep throwing pucks blindly up the middle

Ross colton managed to commit interference, hit to the head, cross check, boarding, and high sticking all in a 20 second span

Should have been double-major…that kind of reckless play is pointless. Will have a week or two off.

Not according to avs fans. Apparently hitting a guy who doesn't have the puck from behind into the boards (and I saw shoulder to the head) and then blatantly cross checking a guy in the face is okay
And yet they wanted a suspension when Makar lost an edge last week tho
Ofc when Makar hit McCann in the face 5 seconds after the whistle blew that was clean